Detained Americans

Indy Nelson, a seasoned American traveler, has visited every country in the world, often facing unique challenges along the way.

An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.

A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.

American soldier Travis King has returned to the United States after being freed by North Korea, a Defense Department official said Thursday.

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country's leaders said Saturday.

Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who later spent decades negotiating the release of Americans detained around the world, has died at age 75, his associates said Saturday.

Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.

North Korea has claimed that American soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of "racial discrimination" and "inhumane maltreatment" in the US Army.

The United States on Monday officially determined that Russia had wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and urged his immediate release, stepping up pressure on his behalf.

US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday requested the Americans living in Russia to leave the country "immediately", after the reporter was arrested in Moscow.

Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.

The Taliban handed an American navy veteran detained for more than two years to the United States today, in return for the release of a key ally, Afghanistan's foreign minister said.

A New York-based media watchdog has called the Taliban to immediately release American journalist and independent filmmaker Ivor Shearer and Afghan producer Faizullah Faizbakhsh and cease detaining journalists.

The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country.

Indy Nelson, a seasoned American traveler, has visited every country in the world, often facing unique challenges along the way.

An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.

A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.

American soldier Travis King has returned to the United States after being freed by North Korea, a Defense Department official said Thursday.

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have arrested at least 18 staff of an international NGO, including an American woman, accusing them of carrying out Christian missionary work, the country's leaders said Saturday.

Bill Richardson, a veteran Democratic politician and former US ambassador to the United Nations who later spent decades negotiating the release of Americans detained around the world, has died at age 75, his associates said Saturday.

Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.

North Korea has claimed that American soldier Travis King crossed into its territory last month because of "racial discrimination" and "inhumane maltreatment" in the US Army.

The United States on Monday officially determined that Russia had wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and urged his immediate release, stepping up pressure on his behalf.

US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday requested the Americans living in Russia to leave the country "immediately", after the reporter was arrested in Moscow.

Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.

The Taliban handed an American navy veteran detained for more than two years to the United States today, in return for the release of a key ally, Afghanistan's foreign minister said.

A New York-based media watchdog has called the Taliban to immediately release American journalist and independent filmmaker Ivor Shearer and Afghan producer Faizullah Faizbakhsh and cease detaining journalists.

The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country.